diff --git a/eslint-warning-thresholds.json b/eslint-warning-thresholds.json
index 1ccfeb8c6ef..06a1f144cf3 100644
--- a/eslint-warning-thresholds.json
+++ b/eslint-warning-thresholds.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     "jsdoc/check-tag-names": 13
   },
   "packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts": {
-    "import-x/order": 1,
     "jest/no-conditional-in-test": 16
   },
   "packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts": {
diff --git a/packages/approval-controller/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/approval-controller/CHANGELOG.md
index bfd726e315e..9ef93f47031 100644
--- a/packages/approval-controller/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/approval-controller/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Bump `@metamask/base-controller` from ^8.0.0 to ^8.0.1 ([#5722](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/5722))
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Add logic to properly rate limit snap install flow requests ([#5824](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/5824))
+
 ## [7.1.3]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts
index 18cc824b451..9530343c6c3 100644
--- a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { Messenger } from '@metamask/base-controller';
 import { errorCodes, JsonRpcError } from '@metamask/rpc-errors';
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
 
-import { flushPromises } from '../../../tests/helpers';
 import type {
   AddApprovalOptions,
   ApprovalControllerActions,
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   MissingApprovalFlowError,
   NoApprovalFlowsError,
 } from './errors';
+import { flushPromises } from '../../../tests/helpers';
 
 jest.mock('nanoid');
 
@@ -310,6 +310,100 @@ describe('approval controller', () => {
       ).toThrow(getInvalidRequestStateError());
     });
 
+    it.each([
+      [
+        {
+          id: 'foo',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_requestPermissions',
+          requestData: {
+            permissions: {
+              wallet_snap: { 'npm:@metamask/example-snap': {} },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'bar',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_requestPermissions',
+          requestData: {
+            permissions: {
+              wallet_snap: { 'npm:@metamask/foo-snap': {} },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        {
+          id: 'foo',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_installSnap',
+          requestData: {},
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'bar',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_requestPermissions',
+          requestData: {
+            permissions: {
+              wallet_snap: { 'npm:@metamask/foo-snap': {} },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        {
+          id: 'foo',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_requestPermissions',
+          requestData: {
+            permissions: {
+              wallet_snap: { 'npm:@metamask/example-snap': {} },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'bar',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_updateSnap',
+          requestData: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        {
+          id: 'foo',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_installSnapResult',
+          requestData: {},
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'bar',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'wallet_requestPermissions',
+          requestData: {
+            permissions: {
+              wallet_snap: { 'npm:@metamask/example-snap': {} },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    ])(
+      'throws on snap install flow collisions',
+      (firstRequest, secondRequest) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+        approvalController.add(firstRequest);
+
+        // Second request should throw
+        const expectedError =
+          'Snap installation flow already pending for origin bar.baz. Please wait.';
+
+        expect(() => {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+          approvalController.add(secondRequest);
+        }).toThrow(expectedError);
+      },
+    );
+
     it('adds correctly specified entry', () => {
       expect(() =>
         approvalController.add({
diff --git a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts
index 5b7398a83f8..157ae4e3d04 100644
--- a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts
+++ b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ const stateMetadata = {
   approvalFlows: { persist: false, anonymous: false },
 };
 
+const SnapApprovalTypes = new Set([
+  'wallet_installSnap',
+  'wallet_updateSnap',
+  'wallet_installSnapResult',
+]);
+
+const getAlreadyPendingSnapInstallFlowMessage = (origin: string) =>
+  `Snap installation flow already pending for origin ${origin}. Please wait.`;
+
 const getAlreadyPendingMessage = (origin: string, type: string) =>
   `Request of type '${type}' already pending for origin ${origin}. Please wait.`;
 
@@ -916,6 +925,8 @@ export class ApprovalController extends BaseController<
   ): Promise<unknown | AddResult> {
     this.#validateAddParams(id, origin, type, requestData, requestState);
 
+    this.#checkForSnapInstallFlow(type, origin, requestData || {});
+
     if (
       !this.#typesExcludedFromRateLimiting.includes(type) &&
       this.has({ origin, type })
@@ -1108,6 +1119,42 @@ export class ApprovalController extends BaseController<
       }
     }
   }
+
+  #checkForSnapInstallFlow(
+    type: string,
+    origin: string,
+    requestData: Record<string, Json>,
+  ) {
+    const pendingApprovals = Object.values(this.state.pendingApprovals);
+    const isSnapApproval = SnapApprovalTypes.has(type);
+    const isSnapConnectApproval =
+      type === 'wallet_requestPermissions' &&
+      Boolean(
+        (requestData?.permissions as Record<string, unknown>)?.wallet_snap,
+      );
+
+    if (!(isSnapApproval || isSnapConnectApproval)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const hasSomeSnapInstallFlows = pendingApprovals.some((approval) => {
+      const isSnapApprovalType = SnapApprovalTypes.has(approval.type);
+      const isSnapConnectApprovalType = Boolean(
+        (approval.requestData?.permissions as Record<string, unknown>)
+          ?.wallet_snap,
+      );
+      return (
+        approval.origin === origin &&
+        (isSnapApprovalType || isSnapConnectApprovalType)
+      );
+    });
+
+    if (hasSomeSnapInstallFlows) {
+      throw rpcErrors.resourceUnavailable(
+        getAlreadyPendingSnapInstallFlowMessage(origin),
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export default ApprovalController;
diff --git a/packages/controller-utils/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/controller-utils/CHANGELOG.md
index 095b86aa337..f15c47d234e 100644
--- a/packages/controller-utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/controller-utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Add snap approval types for use in the client ([#5824](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/5824))
+
 ## [11.9.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/controller-utils/src/constants.ts b/packages/controller-utils/src/constants.ts
index 977c15d7b0f..3499ae7fc35 100644
--- a/packages/controller-utils/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/controller-utils/src/constants.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ export enum ApprovalType {
   WalletConnect = 'wallet_connect',
   WalletRequestPermissions = 'wallet_requestPermissions',
   WatchAsset = 'wallet_watchAsset',
+  WalletInstallSnap = 'wallet_installSnap',
+  WalletUpdateSnap = 'wallet_updateSnap',
+  WalletInstallSnapResult = 'wallet_installSnapResult',
 }
 
 /**